Railway road-bed.



W. A. HOUGH.

RAILWAY ROAD BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 00., WASHINGTON, n. c

W. A. HOUGH.

RAILWAY ROAD BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913. 1,073,046.

Patented Sept.9,1913.

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"PzitentedSqitiQ, 1913.

To "all (Mill-Omit may 01 mm B'e .11; known that I, WAETER A. Eleven, acitizen of 'the United 'Stzites, residin' Lyons, in the county ofWvaynemnn State of New York; have invented new and nse'ftil Improvementsin Railway Read Beds, e'f Which the following is as pecifiatien.

The present invention relates 9 to" beds fo'r railway rails. r i

"In' carfying enem invention it is my purpose to 'prpvide a bedffofthereception (if railway rails whichwyill :ifoall times he retained "levelso that "the seine will lpndvide ceive'd thereon, and "so iprexfefit the1 down- Ward saggi and j ehipping bf uhe low'ver ends "atjthe joints ofthe rails, thus mzt-t e ri- 'zi11y"2i'c1dingt0 thelife df t he mi ls-a swell as t-o the COIIlfQitdf the traveling puhlie A furiiiler' object (ifthe invention is -the I provision (if a roadbe'dcefistruefeii *f fein-iforced concrete arranged .i'njsetiens hmiing imp-lebut efiecti've'niezinsfoicenneetin the sections, the bed hm ing 'eonti nnen-s;

said cushion members being-susteine'divifih- *ishe seet-i'ons.

Withthe a-bmfe recited ebjeece fie'wand ()thers Whih "will tppezi resi'khe ha filii'e I "(if thef improvement is mere n111y-"e rfiderswed;the improvement resides" in him 'eenstrfleticin, e mbination midbperative drrzmgement ef 'the imits 61: ike *iveed eushien lame-whenseaeh -of seid si eles has its lipper faeeeen- The channel 5 proiidesaflower horizontally 'stnfiight Weill and angulawside walls, 1 filmsbeing o'f a 'snbstantially 'recflan'guier"formatien; and certain of the;reinfel cirrgel'ements 6f lt he 'sides comprise "vertically "extendinghezi'dd fhrea'dd -'elements -6, which 'are an 2, adjacent the oppositeside walls of the channel 5. One of the ends of each of the sections 2has its side member provided with projecting dowels 7, while theco-acting member is provided with recesses 8 for the reception of dowelsupon the co-acting unit of the roadbed.

The numerals 9 designate the cushion members upon which the rails R-Rrest. These members 9 are preferably formed of wood, and are of arectangular shape and of a size corresponding to that of the channels 5,so that the side walls as well asthe bottom face of the cushion members9 contact withthewalls of the channels. The members 9 are provided withsuitable openings arranged adjacent the longitudinal sides through whichthe bolt members 6 project, and it will be noted, by reference to theseveral figures of the drawings, that the cushion members 9 are adaptedto straddle the joint of the units of the roadbed, so that the saidcushions provide means in addition to the dowels 7 and recesses 8 forretaining the units of the roadbed in proper alinement. The bolts 6 alsopr0p erly project through suitable openings in metallic plates 10, thesaid plates being each provided with an integrally formed railflange-engaging lip 11 which is adapted to engage with the said railsupon one side of the rails. The lips 11 may be staggered with relationto the roadbed, that is, one of the lips may be arranged to engage withthe outer base flange of the rails R, and the pair of plates to theopposite sides of this plate may have their lips engage with the innerflanges of the rails. However, I have found itpreferable to employ inaddition to the lips 11, clips 12 each of which being re ceived upon thebolt 6 opposite to' that V passing through theopening adjacent the lip11. These clips are provided with angular rail-engaging lips 13, and theclips are sustained upon the plates through the -medium of nuts 1 whichengage with the bolts 6, to which the clip is attached. Nuts 15 are alsosecured to the opposite rods 6,

so that the plate 10 is effectively sustained upon the roadbed. Ifdesired, the plates 10 may be of a greater width than that of thecushion members 9, so that the ends of the plates will overlie the upperfaces of the sides 2 of the roadbed and tend to firmly compress thecushion members within the channels of the roadbed.

. From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as theadvantages thereof, will it is thought,

be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which suchinventions appertain without further detail description.

The members 7 may if desired be in the form of lag screws, so that theteeth thereof will be firmly embedded within the w s of g the openings8.

The portions of the sides 2 provided adjacent the channel 5 areprojected a suitable distance above the members 9,'the said projections,indicated by the letters A and B being provided to serve as guards forthe rails It and the advantages thereof will be fully understood.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is: 7 1. Aroadbed for railway rails constructed of reinforced plastic material,the said roadbed comprising a plurality of'jointed similar a units orsections, each of said units compris- 1ng substant ally rectangular sldemembers and spaced connecting members, each of said side members havingits upper face formed throughout its entire lengthwith a centrallyarranged longitudinally extending channel, certain of the metallicreinforcing elements of the bed includingthreaded meme bers whichproject through the channel, railreceiving cushion members adapted to bearranged within the channels, said cushion members being provided withopenings for the reception of the threaded reinforcing members andadapted to overlap the ends of the units, and nuts for the projectingthreaded reinforcing members.

2. A bed for railway, rails constructed of reinforced plastic materialand made up of a pluralityof similar co-acting sections or units, eachof the'lunits comprisingelongated rectangular side members havingreinforced plastic connecting and spacing members,

"meansarranged upon the ends of the sides of each of the units forinterlocking the" said unit with the co-acting unit,'each of the sideshaving centrally arranged channels'extending longitudinally theentirelength of j. said units," threaded members projecting through thelower walls of the channel, cushion members adapted to 511 the channels,said cushion members arranged to straddle the joints of the units of theroad-' bed and having openings forfthe passage 7 of thethreaded members,plates having railengaging lips connected with the threaded] members,rail clips connected with the threaded member arranged adjacent the lipof the plate, and nuts for thethreaded mem- J bers. r e -e 3. A roadbedfor railway rails made up of a plurality of companion-shaped memberseach comprising sides and connected mem-, here for the sides, dowelsupon the ends of the sides of one of the units and adapted to enteropenings in the ends of the companion units, the sides being channeledlongitudinally, cushion members arranged within the channels andadaptedto break the joints of the units of the r'oadbedymeans forsecuring the cushion members together, means for secur ng the rails uponthe cushion members, and the roadbed units adjacent their channels beingprojected to provide rail guards.

4. A roadbed for railway rails made up of a plurality ofcompanion-shaped members each comprising sides and connecting membersfor the sides, dowels upon the ends of the sides of one of the units andadapted to enter openings in the ends of the companion units, the vsidesbeing channeled 1ongitudinally, cushion members arranged within thechannels and adapted to protect the joints of the units of the roadbed,means for securing the cushion members together, and means for securingthe rails upon the V cushion members.

sides of one of the units and adapted to enter openings in the ends ofthe companion units, the sides being channeled longitudinally, cushionmembers arranged within the channels and adapted to protect the jointsof the units of the roadbeds, dowels upon the ends of one of the cushionmembers and adapted to enter openings in the end of the companioncushion members, means for securing the cushion members upon theroadbed, and said means adapted to also retain the rail engaging membersupon the cushion members and upon the roadbed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER A. HOUGH.

Witnesses:

EDWARD SAUTTER, W. N. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

